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Terenz Goodwin oral history interview, 1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Goodwin, Terenz
- Title
- Terenz Goodwin oral history interview
- Dates
- 1968 (inclusive)19681968
- Quantity
- 2 sound tape reels
- Collection Number
- 4657 (Accession No. 4657-001)
- Summary
- Interview of a black professional baseball player who arrived in Seattle in 1922 and worked as a seaman, for Ben Paris restaurants, and for United Airlines
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Taped-recorded interviews conducted by Larry Gossett, May 15, 1968.
Mr. Goodwin talks about his experiences as a black, professional baseball player who arrived in Seattle in 1922. He worked as a seaman, for Ben Paris restaurants, and for United Airlines. The black popultion in general had jobs as bellhops, janitors, porters, etc., in the twenties, but lost a number of these jobs to Asians who worked for lower wages. Black pimps were the wealthiest blacks in the twenties. During WWII many of these people were able to stop pimping and get good paying jobs. A migration from the South began during WWII also for better paying jobs, in shipyards for instance. This migration included southern whites and blacks, about 3 to 1. Racial conflicts grew in Seattle as a result of this migration.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Baseball--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Goodwin, Terenz--Archives
